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Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... increase company reporting on climate change risk has intensified this year following the G20 Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report, and Australia's ratification of the Paris Agreement. ACSI said ...

ASIC boosts support for regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... that there are about 14,000 regulated entities in Australia under international pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (which monitors the global financial system against illegal activity). The entities are being requested to broaden their rules ...

Senior ATO official tangled in $165m fraud scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... domestically and internationally to reduce the incidence of tax crime, including having recently acted as chair of the OECD Task Force on Tax Crimes. Also appearing at the press conference, acting commissioner of taxation Andrew Mills said that Australian ...

Robo-advice needs monitoring: IOSCO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... its impact on the provision of investment advice to retail clients. The report notes ASIC's launch of a Robo-advice Task Force - the objective of which is to informally identify firms offering automated services via exchanges during the AFS licensing ...

CSC announces three new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... service included holding the position of head people capability, Department of Defence, and deputy commander, Joint Task Force 633, Middle East, in 2013. Needham has also served as a commissioner of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission ...

ASIC chair discloses travel expenses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... IOSCO's policy work, developing post-GFC initiatives for developing market infrastructure regulatory frameworks and a task force on global securitisation markets. The statement also noted proposed trips to IOSCO meetings in Seoul, Tokyo, Frankfurt and ...

BOQ adds to board

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... government relationships, having worked on a number of restructures and reviews for government including the recent GST task force for the federal government," he said. Carter's appointment is in line with BOQ's stated desire to increase the number of ...

ACSA announces 2014 custody awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... industry." Darryll Rogers, Marian Azer and Daniel Cheever were recognised for their contribution in the Stronger Super Task Force. Paul Talbot was recognised for his role in the promoting the efficiencies of automated processing in the managed funds ...

Labor pledges five-year freeze on super tax

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... once every five years hence, Treasurer Chris Bowen said. The Treasurer unveiled a superannuation charter, drafted by a task force chaired by Jeremy Cooper, who in 2010 chaired a wide-ranging review into superannuation, calling for certainty for all Australians ...

ASIC eases fears on high frequency trading

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has said in a new report that fears related to high frequency trading (HFT) are mostly unfounded. The much-anticipated report, released today, follows investigation into market prices by two ...